Daily advice
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Re: Daily advice
Machiavelli recognised that governments rule over people either by fear or by love ( i.e. popularity ). Machiavelli recommended that fear was the best way, since popularity is not so reliable a motivator as fear.
Neville
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" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Daily advice
What we need are some brand new clichés.
Sam Goldwyn
Sam Goldwyn
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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It's called an oxymoron, Heather.
Sam Goldwyn was famous for those oxymorons , like
" a verbal contract is not worth the paper it is written on "
Sam Goldwyn was famous for those oxymorons , like
" a verbal contract is not worth the paper it is written on "
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Daily advice
I thought that was a stupid welder Neville ?
get it oxy moron ?
Gees I crack me up
Bob
get it oxy moron ?
Gees I crack me up
Bob
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
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Thanks for that Bob. tell it to the maroons . get it...tell it to the mar.... ......................oh never mind
When Pauline Hanson was the Member for Oxley her enemies used to call her " the oxleymoron"
When Pauline Hanson was the Member for Oxley her enemies used to call her " the oxleymoron"
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Daily advice
Repeat, repeat, repeat, revise, revise, revise.
Elizabeth Bishop, poet, on writing.
Elizabeth Bishop, poet, on writing.
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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....my favourite quote of all time....
Talk not of baffled genius,
Genius is master of man—
Genius does what it must:
Talent does what it can." (Lytton, contradicting Gray's "...mute, inglorious Milton.")
Talk not of baffled genius,
Genius is master of man—
Genius does what it must:
Talent does what it can." (Lytton, contradicting Gray's "...mute, inglorious Milton.")
The purpose of my life is to serve as a warning to others.
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That's a good one Glenny.
Neville
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" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Daily advice
Don't step on Supermans cape
Don't spit into the wind
Don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
and don't mess around with Slim !
Bob
Don't spit into the wind
Don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
and don't mess around with Slim !
Bob
The purpose in life is to have fun.
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!
After you grasp that everything else seems insignificant !!!